The Legal 500 Hall of Fame highlights individuals who have received constant praise by their clients for continued excellence. The Hall of Fame highlights, to clients, the law firm partners who are at the pinnacle of the profession. In Europe, Middle East and Africa, the criteria for entry is to have been recognised by The Legal 500 as one of the elite leading lawyers for seven consecutive years. These partners are highlighted below and throughout the editorial.
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At DLA Piper, practice head Peter Ihrfelt, senior associate Johan Forsling and special counsel Mats Eriksson, who recently rejoined the firm from Fortum, assisted OX2 Group with acquiring several project portfolios from local utilities and developers in Finland and Norway. Kalmar Energi, VĂ€xjĂ¶ Energi and Swedbank are other clients.

Led by JĂ¶rgen MĂ¶ller and Per-Anders Bengtsson, Advokatfirman Lindahl KB covers every aspect of the lifecycle of energy projects. Bengtsson and Sara Boklund are advising Ljusdal Energi on the procurement of a turnkey bioenergy combined heat and power plant located in Ljusdal. MĂ¶ller recently led the team, including Philip Stragne and Erik Sundgren, which advised Greystone Infrastructure Fund on its âŹ30m investment in Rabbalshede Kraft. Mikael WĂ€rnsby and Peter HĂ¶gstrĂ¶m are also noted.

Mannheimer Swartlingâs Johan Ljungberg assisted Prime Capital AG, as the adviser to a German pension fund, with the pension fundâs acquisition of the RĂ€nsliden wind park in Mellerud. The firm also assists clients with permitting applications for onshore and offshore wind farms, and dispute resolution. Jakob Ragnwaldh, Fredrik Andersson and Alexander Foerster are representing Vattenfall in an ICSID arbitration against the Federal Republic of Germany. Therese StrĂ¶mshed and Emma OlnĂ€s Fors lead the practice.

Advokatfirman Vingeâs client base includes institutional investors, landowners, and Swedish energy utilities and developers. Johan GĂ¶thberg and others assisted electricity distributor Ellevio with the acquisition of NynĂ€shamns ElnĂ€t. Christoffer Thalin was the lead adviser to ScanVind on the divestment of greenfield wind farm RĂ€nsliden to Prime Capital. GĂ¶thberg and Thalin co-head the practice with recently promoted partner Robert Deli.

Advokatfirman Delphiâs practice is centred on its work in the oil and gas, renewable energy and power industries. Anders Jemail and Elisabeth Eklund assisted Nibe Industrier with obtaining SCA merger clearance (following a phase II investigation) of its acquisition of the main parts of Enertech Group. In addition to undertaking transactional work, the team advises on permit applications, the financing and construction of energy projects, commercial contracts, environmental issues and dispute resolution. Per BerglĂ¶f leads the group.

HammarskiĂ¶ld & Co AB handles energy-related matters for clients such as Statoil, Alstom and Neste. Its practice covers M&A and energy sector investments, regulatory advice, IPOs, energy trading and dispute resolution. Practice head Jakob Falkman and Erik Fahlgren are the lead advisers to Alpiq on the construction of the TormoserĂ¶d wind power project. Lars Ulrichs is also recommended.

Ramberg Advokater assists public bodies and private commercial entities with domestic and international energy projects, transactions, regulatory issues and disputes. The firmâs work covers sectors including wind, hydro, electricity, and oil and gas. Maria Hagbergâs team includes TorbjĂ¶rn Claeson and Johan Palmgren. Amanda Starfelt joined from ABB.

Roschierâs multidisciplinary practice is led by BjĂ¶rn WinstrĂ¶m, who is part of the team advising APG Asset Management as the sponsor on the construction of the 288MW Ă askĂ€len onshore wind farm. Johan Sidklev, Carl Persson and others are representing First National Petroleum as the claimant in arbitration proceedings against Rosneft over exploration rights in a Siberian oil field. Rikard WikstrĂ¶m-Hermansen is another name to note.

Setterwallsâ team includes Jonas Frii, who is head of energy M&A and financing, and senior associates Elin Hjort and Mattias Wiklund, who acted for Aquila Capital in the âŹ232m acquisition of the Lehtirova and HĂ¶gkĂ¶len wind farm projects from OX2 Group. Anders Linnerborg (head of energy regulatory) and others assisted BorĂ„s Energi och MiljĂ¶ with obtaining a permit to build and operate energy and waste services facilities in BorĂ„s. The firm is also the exclusive adviser to Swedish wind power developer Arise on project development, transactions and financing matters. Tove Andersson joined from Wistrand.

Wistrand handles energy issues for Volvo, GĂ¶teborg Energi NĂ€t and Svensk Vindenergi. Rudolf Laurin and Mattias Boqvist are advising Norwegian energy company Skangas on the development of an LNG terminal at Preemâs refinery in Lysekil. Senior associate Emilie Steen is another notable practitioner. Tove Andersson joined Setterwalls.

Bird & Birdâs Ulf Mellqvist and Mattias Thorolfson represented 3G Infrastructure Services as the claimant at the Swedish Supreme Court in a landmark case against Vattenfall over the repayment of excessive fees for an electrical connection. Practice head Kristina Forsbacka is representing the Swedish Energy Agency at the European Court of Justice in a request for a preliminary ruling over the compatibility of the Renewables Directive with corresponding Swedish legislation on the sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids. JĂ¶rgen EkstrĂ¶m is experienced in acting for service providers to the oil and gas industry.

Magnusson AdvokatbyrĂ„âs practice head Jonas Bergquist is knowledgeable about investments into the renewable energy sector and emission trading projects. Energy litigation is another cornerstone of the firmâs work. The Swedish Energy Agency is a key client.

Advokatfirman Oebergs ABâs BjĂ¶rn Ăberg is advising Vasa Vind on the construction of the Ă askĂ€len onshore wind farm. Elsewhere, the firm advises clients on the development of hydropower projects in Sweden and further afield. Oil and gas and solar power are other areas of strength.

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On June 1, 2017 the Swedish Government decided to instruct an investigatory committee to analyze the potential actions or measures necessary to efficiently ensure that sufficient collateral security is in place in mining operations for remediation and other restorative measures. The investigation adopted the name the âThe investigation into financing regarding mining wasteâ and was submitted to cabinet minister Karolina Skog in June 2018 (SOU 2018:59).

On June 1, 2017 the Swedish Government decided to instruct an investigatory committee to analyze the potential actions or measures necessary to efficiently ensure that sufficient collateral security is in place in mining operations for remediation and other restorative measures. The investigation adopted the name the âThe investigation into financing regarding mining wasteâ and was submitted to cabinet minister Karolina Skog in June 2018 (SOU 2018:59).

Foyen has advised Australian mining company Dragon Mining Limited in its listing of shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) on 5 November 2018. Dragon Mining is principally engaged in gold exploration, mining and processing with operating mines, pre-production mining assets and production plants in Sweden and Finland. Foyen's assignment has included environmental/permitting and corporate due diligence regarding the Swedish operation. The listing comprised a public offering for a total of 50,000,000 shares and the total funds raised were approximately HK$101 million(116 MSEK).

The renewable energy company OX2 has been engaged to construct four wind power farms with 25 wind power plants (107.4 MW) in Finland. This will be the largest unsubsidised wind power project to date in the Nordic region.

A recent Court of Appeal case illustrates the risk that parties (and their
counsel) run when an agreement is governed by a law of a different language
from that used in the agreement itself. Due to the chairman's casting vote, the
otherwise split decision came down in favour of one dictionary translation.

In the first case of its kind to be decided by a higher court in Sweden, the Court of Appeal finds no probable cause for infringement where a competitorâs trade mark was used for keyword advertising on Googles AdWords service.

Getting the Deal Through is an international publication covering 75 business areas linked to more than 150 jurisdictions and collaborating with many of the world's leading law firms. The different sections are written by experts in each area, and we at Foyen are proud to represent Sweden with our latest contributions regarding the construction law and project financing areas in Construction 2018 and Project Finance 2018 .